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German Court Says Facebook Privacy Practices Are Illegal
Facebook doesn't give users enough information before granting itself broad access to their personal data, finds a Berlin regional court
Thousands Of Government Sites Hacked To Mine Cryptocurrency
The hack affected the ICO, the NHS and thousands of government and academic organisations in the UK, the US and elsewhere
Apple Source Code For iBoot Gets Posted Online
Apple orders immediate removal as source code for iBoot, a vital iOS program, gets posted online on GitHub
How Lumileds New-Gen LEDs Lit Up Super Bowl LII
There’s a lot of IT science involved with making this game a great visual experience for everyone, both inside and outside the stadium.
Consider Renewing Instead Of Replacing Your Company’s Laptops
ANALYSIS: Normal practice in most companies is to plan for a three to four year lifespan for computers, but suppose you don’t need to replace them?
Google Parent Alphabet Feels The Impact Of Heavy Spending
Google veteran replaces Schmidt, as costly promotions for Pixel2 smartphone and YouTube TV impact results
FujiFilm Takes Control Of Struggling Xerox
End of an era for American tech titan as Xerox is combined with a joint venture it has with Japan's Fujifilm
Raspberry Pi Signs Darktrace To Safeguard IP
Two Cambridge firms sign deal to protect precious intellectual property and guard against cyber threats
Mozilla Fixes 32 Security Flaws, Accelerates Performance In Firefox 58
In its first major update in 2018, Mozilla adds incremental capabilities that help to make the Firefox Quantum browser faster than ever before.
NHS Gives Thumbs Up To Cloud For Medical Record Storage
New NHS Digital guidelines give broad approval to the use of cloud services for storing medical records - including facilities in Europe and the US
Microsoft Targets Schools With £135 Windows 10 PCs & Education Software Updates
Microsoft has new PCs, partnerships and software updates as it pitches vision of 'classroom of the future'
Amazon Go Brings Checkout-Free Supermarket To Public
Amazon Go relies on sensors, cameras and artificial intelligence to tell when customers are taking items from shelves, eliminating checkout queues
Intel Confirms Newer Chips Impacted By Spectre, Meltdown Patches
Chip giant admits patches will cause reboot problems for newer chips and clarifies likely performance impact
Veeam Buys AWS Enterprise Continuity Start-Up For £31m
N2WS provides cloud-native enterprise backup and recovery systems for Amazon Web Services, which leads the cloud platform market
Amazon Alexa Set To Become Power Business Tool On Windows 10 PCs
ANALYSIS: Amazon begins to move its Alexa voice control digital assistant beyond the smart home devices into the wider Windows 10 computing world
CES 2018: Dell, HP & Samsung Windows 10 Laptops Debut
HP, Samsung, Dell and Acer have all launched Windows 10 notebooks at CES in Las Vegas, including ultra-thin and 2-in-1 models
CES 2018: Planet Computers’ ‘Gemini’ PDA Channels Spirit Of Psion
UK startup Planet Computers wants to bring the physical keyboard back to the mobile device with the Gemini
HP Issues Recall For Laptop Batteries Amid Fire Risk
A number of laptop models from HP pose a fire or burn hazard, prompting the firm to issue an recall
Tech Quiz: ARM Holdings
What do you know about the UK's chip giant?
Meltdown & Spectre: Intel Chip Exploit Also Impacts ARM, AMD Chips
'Not just us' says Intel, as ARM and AMD are also said to be vulnerable to one of the flaws
Fix For Intel Chip Design Flaw Likely To Hurt Performance
Linux and Windows kernels to be redesigned because of Intel chip design flaw, but fix will likely slow PCs down
Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Kinect Adaptor Production
Microsoft hammers another, possibly final, nail in Kinect's coffin as businesses are encouraged to migrate from the platform
Blockchain Expert Released By Kidnappers After Ransom Paid
Russian-born Pavel Lerner, a well-known cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur, was kidnapped in Kiev on Boxing Day and has since been released
Government May Tax Tech Companies Over Extremist Content
The government may impose a tax on companies such as YouTube and Facebook to 'incentivise' them over taking down militant material
DeepMind Chief Recognised In New Year Honours List
Demis Hassabis has been named CBE for breakthroughs by the controversial Google-owned British artificial intelligence company
ICO Serves Notice On Ministry of Justice Over Information Delays
The ICO's has taken formal action against the MoJ after finding a backlog of hundreds of information requests, some dating back to 2012
Exchanges Suspend Trading Amidst Bitcoin Sell-Off
Coinbase was one of three exchanges that suspended Bitcoin trading on Friday as the cryptocurrency lost about one-third of its value
Malware Spreads Cryptocurrency Miner Via Facebook Messenger
The Digimine malware spreads through infected attachments in messages that may appear to come from someone the target knows
Government Looks For Tech To Support Prison Anti-Drone Squad
The specialist squad formed earlier this year aims to tackle the problem of drones being used to smuggle contraband into prisons